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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Silly Siamese Roses

Here's that quirky piece I teased about yesterday. This was again painted as a gift for someone. I felt a bit like the engineers in a Kindersurprise factory must- Dog, spacecraft, pickle? Sure, I can make that work! Basically, I knew the receiver loved pink and red rose-like flowers and siamese cats...both subjects I am not comfortable with. My strategy was to combine the two and, hopefully, each would hide the flaws of the other. What do you think? Did it work or is it weird beyond weird? I'm thinking I would reframe it next time, do more of a portrait of the cat and only roses behind, no floor-like surface.

As much as I love actually physically painting, there is something to be said about the digital arts. What fun to be able to recompose a painting after the fact? I like this variant much better. Which do you prefer? Or, is it still just too odd? ;)

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About Me

Born and raised in Edmonton, I have been creating in one way or another all of my life I have toyed with nearly every art or craft medium imaginable but, I have happily settled on watercolour as my creative outlet.I am a mother of two and have finally returned to painting now that my children are both in school. I love bold colour, observing nature on a macro scale and playing with interesting angles.
The central theme to all my art is the pursuit of joy. Sometimes I paint things that spark joy in me and sometimes it is simply the process of creation that brought me that spark. I hope when you see my work you will feel that joy and perhaps fall in love again with this beautiful world. ;)